Category: Africa
Coverage of Africa’s geopolitics, international relations, and current affairs. From elections and regional conflicts to economic development, trade, and diplomacy, this section explores how African nations shape global politics and respond to international challenges.
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Senegal’s former Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has been elected Speaker of the National Assembly days after being dismissed by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, intensifying political tensions in the West African nation. The appointment places Sonko in Senegal’s second-highest political office, potentially limiting President Faye’s ability to advance legislation amid divisions within the ruling Pastef party.…
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Benin’s new President Romuald Wadagni was inaugurated on Sunday (24 May), pledging to address growing security threats and ensure economic growth benefits citizens across the country. The former finance minister won the April 12 presidential election with more than 94% of the vote, according to results confirmed by the Constitutional Court. He succeeds former President…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the public health risk of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to “very high” nationally due to continued spread of the Bundibugyo strain. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported 82 confirmed cases and seven deaths, alongside nearly 750 suspected cases and 177 suspected deaths, calling the…
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Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, intensifying political uncertainty in the West African nation. The decision follows months of reported tensions between the two leaders, who came to power in 2024 on promises of political and economic reform backed by strong youth support. Sonko, leader of…
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Botswana and South Africa have signed four new cooperation agreements following the sixth Bi-National Commission (BNC), aimed at strengthening regional collaboration in water management, aviation safety, energy and correctional services. The agreements were concluded during South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s official visit to Botswana, where Botswana President Duma Boko described the BNC as a key…
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Libya’s neighbouring states Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia have called for accelerating simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya following trilateral talks in Cairo. In a joint statement issued after a ministerial meeting under the Tripartite Neighbouring Countries Mechanism on Libya, the three countries reaffirmed support for a UN-led political process and urged Libyan parties to…
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Mozambique has secured funding to maintain the deployment of Rwandan security forces in the insurgency-affected Cabo Delgado province, according to Rwanda Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe. Rwanda deployed troops to northern Mozambique in 2021 at the request of the Mozambican government to support operations against an Islamic State-linked insurgency affecting the gas-rich region. Key developments: The…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), while not meeting the criteria for a pandemic emergency. The declaration follows rising cases across Ituri Province, alongside confirmed infections…
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US President Donald Trump has said American and Nigerian forces carried out a joint military operation in Africa that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as the “second in command of ISIS globally”. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the operation was conducted “at my direction” and described it as a “meticulously planned…
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for a seventh term, extending his nearly 40-year rule after winning the country’s January 2026 presidential election. The inauguration took place at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala, where thousands attended the ceremony. Uganda’s Electoral Commission said Museveni secured 71.65% of the vote. Opposition leader Bobi Wine, whose…
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